Perceived barriers and facilitators of staff recruiting participants to a randomised controlled trial of a community rehabilitation intervention following hip fracture
Kathryn Harvey, Penelope Ralph, Llinos Haf Spencer, Kodchawan Doungsong, Val Morrison, Andrew Lemmey, Miriam Golding-Day, Susanna Dodd, Ben Hardwick, Shanaz Dorkenoo, Sophie Hennessey, Nefyn Williams · 2024
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Kathryn Harvey and co-authors interview the staff who recruited patients into a hip fracture rehabilitation trial, in a 2024 study. Trials of complex programs often miss their targets and run long, and this one, FEMuR III, tested community rehabilitation after surgery for patients over sixty, mostly during the pandemic. Seven recruiters described what helped and what blocked enrollment, and their accounts were analyzed thematically.
A striking barrier was protectiveness: recruiters hesitated to approach patients they judged too burdened to benefit. Pandemic disruption colored everything else. The authors argue recruitment plans should expect such gatekeeping and design around it, not just chase bigger target populations.
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| CREATOR | Kathryn Harvey, Penelope Ralph, Llinos Haf Spencer, Kodchawan Doungsong, Val Morrison, Andrew Lemmey, Miriam Golding-Day, Susanna Dodd, Ben Hardwick, Shanaz Dorkenoo, Sophie Hennessey, Nefyn Williams |
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| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |